Love the shade!!
First time running this CQ on Shellite after fitting a NOS valve. The old valve didn’t fully close and I needed to release the pressure to turn it...
It’s now leak free! Switching the hex section around worked a treat. Following advice on another discussion I also switched out the rapid...
Ahhhh this now makes sense. I shall try that today. Thanks
Very nice!! I do like these old lamp shades
I keep meaning to get some thread sealer so I’ll give the medium Loctite a go. Thanks!
I have a small leak on one of my Petromax. It isn’t coming from where the graphite packing is used, but the nut before that. It’s very tight - am...
A few acquisitions for the lamp collection this weekend. Particularly pleased with the insect screen and original Coleman 329 “Special Panel”...
Thanks @ROBBO55 - yes, maybe that shape was 50’s rather than 60’s
Looks to be in good condition! Keen to find one of these one day
Hi all, I’m interested in the logo on this Austramax globe. It may be quite common but it’s the only one like this I have. It’s much smaller...
Success! The rapid preheater isn’t yet working so I added a spirit cup and it fired right up. There was a lot of varnish in this but it soon...
Thanks @WimVe
I’m looking forward to seeing the hollow wire setup!
Does this part have some kind of insert or does it need cleaning? I’m unsure if it’s brown residue or a different material. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Thanks - I stocked up on seal kits a few years ago so hopefully I’ll already have what I need.
Looks like I’m going to have to tear it down. I’ve removed the varnish from the fount but there’s no fuel reaching the vapouriser and the...
Well I didn’t think it was paint, but I’ve never heard of matt nickel until now. Thanks!
@WimVe I have a spare modern Petromax globe that I put on when using them. This one actually has a lot of varnish in it that I’d like to try and...
Geniol pressure gauge… [ATTACH]
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